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Vibration limiting apparatus

US4475184A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 16, 1983
Grant dateOct 2, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 16, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/08
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Vibration limiting apparatus for use in supporting devices sensitive to vibration embodies an outer supporting container. A vibration dampening liquid within the outer container dampens vibrations transmitted between the outer container and an inner buoyant member. The inner buoyant member supports the vibration sensitive device and floats freely within the outer container. Oppositely disposed magnets mounted on adjacent surfaces of the inner buoyant member and the outer supporting container urge the inner buoyant member toward a position so that it is supported by the dampening liquid in spaced relation to the adjacent inner surfaces of the outer container.

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